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AINN reporters discuss personhood, Va. could become first state to define life at conception

By | 02.15.12 | 12:07 pm

On Tuesday, the Virginia House passed a bill that would declare unborn fetuses people, thus banning abortion — and potentially certain forms of contraception or fertility methods — upon the overturning of any U.S. Supreme Court precedent protecting a woman’s constitutional right to privacy. This positions Virginia — which now More…

(VIDEO) On Valentine’s Day, lingering questions about flower industry labor violations

By Marcos Restrepo | 02.14.12 | 11:50 am | More from The Florida Independent

Sixty-five percent of the roses, carnations, lilies, pompons and crysanthemums Americans give on Valentine’s Day will come through Miami International Airport from farms in Colombia, the world’s second-largest flower exporter and a country with which the U.S. recently signed a free trade agreement despite outcry from labor and social organizations over More…

NOM hits media circuit after setbacks in Washington, California

By | 02.13.12 | 4:37 pm

Representatives of the National Organization for Marriage made several media appearances over the weekend in the wake of the Washington State Legislature’s vote in favor of marriage equality for same-sex couples and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision to overturn California’s Prop 8, which rescinded marriage rights for same-sex More…

(VIDEO) Bill demanding drug testing for public assistance advances in Colorado House

By Scot Kersgaard | 02.12.12 | 4:12 pm | More from The Colorado Independent

A Colorado House committee last week passed a bill to require individuals applying for cash assistance to first submit to drug testing. The bill passed out of committee on a party line vote, with Republicans voting in favor of the measure.

(VIDEO) Peter Brimelow brings controversy to CPAC for nationalist views

By | 02.09.12 | 7:33 pm

The American Conservative Union has already taken heat early into this year’s annual Conservative Political Action Conference for banning a pro-gay conservative group while welcoming a speaker with controversial views against multiculturalism that progressive advocacy groups have branded “white nationalist.”

Navigating anti-abortion online strategy

By | 02.07.12 | 11:53 am

Updated: 6:15 p.m. EST with a clarified quote*.

In the seemingly endless war over abortion rights in America, battles are waged in legislatures, in courts and, most recently, on the Internet.

VIDEO: Reagan and Obama talking tax loopholes that allow wealthy to avoid paying ‘their fair share’

By Scot Kersgaard | 02.07.12 | 9:34 am | More from The Colorado Independent

You can count on one thing every time Republican presidential candidates get close to a primary or a debate: Ronald Reagan’s legacy will be invoked.

On Colorado stump, Santorum and Gingrich dismiss climate change, vow to dismantle the EPA

By Troy Hooper | 02.07.12 | 9:12 am | More from The Colorado Independent

GOLDEN, Colo. — A day before Republicans voice their presidential preferences in the Colorado caucuses, Rick Santorum dismissed climate change as “a hoax” and advocated an energy plan heavy on fossil fuels.

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